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Aid Needed to Return Mark's Body for Burial

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I am a Filipino-American who has been in the United States for fourteen years. I have always worked very hard and have sent most of my earnings to my family in the Philippines, who are all poor and struggling.

In addition to my elderly mother, who needs 24/7 nursing care, I have paid for the college education of several nieces and nephews so that they could provide a better life for themselves and their families. One of them was my nephew Mark Anthony Duran Mantilla (August 24, 1999 - October 27, 2024) who graduated from college in July, 2023 and recently went to Saudi Arabia in order to earn more income than he could in the Philippines.

On October 27, 2024, Mark died suddenly in Saudi Arabia from cardiac arrest at his work. We are all heartbroken, the sadness is gut-wrenching, and we do not have funds to return Mark's body from overseas and bury him. The process is very complex and expensive.

I am attempting to raise $5,000 to retrieve my nephew's remains from Saudi Arabia and return him to his home in Cabcabon Butuan Agusan del Norte for a proper funeral and burial. There is no way I can afford this by myself and I am asking for help financially.

I really appreciate any and all help that you can spare. Thank you.
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Marygen Fowler
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Indio, CA

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